Race Notes - Bottas takes Mercedes 1-2 at Abu Dhabi

Valtteri Bottas won the Abu Dhabi GP from pole, taking a Mercedes 1-2, ahead of his team mate, World Champion Lewis Hamilton in second, 3.899s behind, and Sebastian Vettel in third in his Ferrari, 19.330s behind the leader.

Bottas wins his third career win. Hamilton, besides winning his fourth drivers' championship as scored points in every event of this season. The win was Mercedes fourth in a row in Abu Dhabi.

Renault passes Toro Rosso for sixth in the constructors championship. Raikkonen overtakes Ricciardo to finish fourth in the drivers' championship.

Kimi Raikkonen (45.3s) in the second Ferrari finishes in fourth, followed by Max Verstappen (46.2s) in the Red Bull-Renault was fifth, Nico Hulkenberg (85.7s) in the Renault was sixth, Serio Perez (92.0s) in the Force India-Mercedes was seventh, his team mate Esteban Ocon (98.9s) was eighth, Fernando Alonso (1 lap) in the McLaren-Honda was ninth and Felipe Massa, in his final career race in the Williams-Mercedes was tenth.

Before the start Bottas starts from pole, with his Mercedes team mate Hamilton alongside on row 1, Vettel and Daniel Ricciardo on row two, Raikkonen and Vertstappen on row three, Hulkenberg and Perez on row four, Ocon and Massa rounding out the top ten. The frontrunners starting on ultrasoft tyree, Pascal Wehrlein, Marcus Ericsson and Brendon Hartley are the back starting on supersoft tyres, as the sun sets for the start.

At the appointed time the grid clears and the drivers take to the formation lap, the lights go out and the race starts with Bottas takinng the lead from Hamilton, Vettel, Ricciardo and Raikkonen. Kevin Magnussen spins but continues.Raikkonen challenged Ricciardo. Hulkenberg passes Perez for seventh.

At the end of lap 1 Bottas has a 1.3s lead over Hamilton.

Perez reports to Force India about Hulkenberg, "he needs to give back position." Perez saying that Hulkenberg cut the corner to make the position.

The stewards hand Hulkenberg a 5-second penalty for leaving track and gaining position.